(The adjective disparate means distinct, unlike, unique, or dissimilar.)
"The people were too disparate to be friends."
"The doctors prescribed disparate treatments for the patient, none of them effective."
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"The personalities of the girls were too disparate for them to
become friends."
"The disparate aims of the world's nations inevitably lead to
wars."
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Disparate impact is the effect of a work condition or policy
that was not necessarily intended to discriminate. Disparate
treatment is explicit discrimination against someone because of
their protected class. What are the limitations of disparate impact
statistics as indicators of potential staffing discrimination?